OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #982181

HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,BEAM,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT

1988-10-27T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,BEAM,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 982181
Report ID: 257260

Event description

Employee killed when struck by falling wooden beam

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, of Vifort Builders, was clearing wood from a hotel floor when a 14 ft wooden beam fell on his head, killing him instantly.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
556

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
5

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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